Some Great LEGO Architecture Sets Are on Sale Right Now

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One of the cooler properites in LEGO's stable is the Architecture line. They're tiny, detailed recreations of famous city skylines and landmarks, and they're all the fun of assembling LEGO with an extra bit of fanciness mixed in for good measure. These are available at Walmart, which gives you free 2-day shipping on orders over $35, and some of them are on sale while others, like the Studio set and Lincoln Memorial, teeter on the brink of being sold out.

LEGO Architecture – The Lincoln Memorial

This is one of the harder to find sets on the list, and it pops in and out of stock with regularity at Walmart and Amazon. Its rarity lends to a bit of a hefty price tag, but it's a really cool set with a tiny Abraham Lincoln statue and removable roof.

LEGO Architecture – Studio Building Set

If you want to build your very own sets, LEGO's Architecture Studio set includes a 272-page book written with the input of renowned architects. At 1210 pieces, it only includes white and clear bricks to "help you learn the fundamentals of architectural design."

LEGO Architecture – Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States as a gift from France in 1886. Its one of the most iconic symbols not only of New York, but of the United States. This set has an astonishing 1685 pieces and stands almost 14-inches tall when completed.

LEGO Architecture – The Flatiron Building

If you don't know what the Flatiron Building is, you've probably seen it but just never knew what it was called. At the intersection of New York's Fifth Avenue, Broadway, and East 22nd Streets, it was one of the tallest skyscrapers in NYC when it was completed in 1902.

LEGO Architecture – London

London is an incredible city melding the very old with modernist sensibilities. Instantly recognizable landmarks of London, Big Ben and the London Bridge, Trafalgar Square and the London Eye highlight this mini city homage.

LEGO Architecture – The Eiffel Tower

You might already know the Eiffel Tower wasn't meant to be a permanent structure. It was erected to welcome people to the 1889 World's Fair. World's Fairs aren't exactly the huge crowd draws they once were, but the Eiffel Tower remains an enduring landmark of Paris and France as a whole.

LEGO Architecture – Chicago

If you like your pizza dishes deep and your hot dogs with a bunch of unnecessary vegetables on them, pick up this mini version of the Chicago skyline. The Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, was the tallest building in the world for a quarter of a century.

LEGO Architecture – New York City

LEGO Architecture – Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is incredibly long and sprawling, but the parts you're used to seeing, such as the section this model is based on, are only a small part of the total wall. For much of its length, it looks like any other ordinary, stone wall.

LEGO Architecture – Buckingham Palace

This mini Buckingham palace has two London sites in plain view: a bright red double-decker bus and a black taxi cab. Buckingham Palace is where the British royalty live in London, and it's a living monument to an age of monarchical rule.

LEGO Architecture – The Guggenheim Museum

This might be the most architectural-architecture sets on this list right now. The Soloman R. Guggenheim museum was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, who is basically the name that comes instantly to mind when talking about architects. There's a set of his famous Falling Water house, but it's discontinued and super expensive.

LEGO Architecture – Shanghai

Shanghai is China's largest city, and the second largest city on Earth. A staggering 24 million people call the city home, with an urban metro population of 34 million. To put that into context, there are as many people in the Shanghai metro as there are in the entire state of California.

LEGO Architecture – The Visual Guide

I'm a sucker for slick, hardcover books, and if you don't think I have this in my cart, awaiting checkout, you thought wrong. Not only does this book explore the design of the LEGO architecture sets, it also gives background on the real-life buildings upon which they're based, with full-color photos. Definitely pick this one up.